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Community CAMHS Consultant PsychiatristKent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust • Canterbury, United Kingdom
Community CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist

Community CAMHS Consultant Psychiatrist

Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust • Canterbury, United Kingdom
26 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
  • Part-time
  • Permanent
Job description
Job summary
We are looking for a Consultant Psychiatrist to join our Canterbury and Coastal CAMHS Community team from 1st April 2026.

The Canterbury and Coastal CAMHS Community team provides a service to children and young people (under the age of 18 years) living in Canterbury. Canterbury has a CYP population of 115 940.

The team is a generic Tier 3 CAMHS team who undertake assessment and treatment of a range of disorders in children and young people including ADHD, ASD, Mood disorders, Psychosis, PTSD, Anxiety disorders, emerging personality disorders and challenging behaviour.

Successful applicants will ideally have MRCPsych or equivalent and be on, or within six months of inclusion on, the Specialist Register. You will be fully registered with the GMC, and have Approved Clinician status and S12 approval under the Mental Health Act (or have eligibility for it and be able achieve this on appointment).

Main duties of the job
  • To act as an autonomous, registered practitioner who is legally and professionally accountable for own unsupervised actions guided by the professional code of conduct and Trust guidelines and protocols.
  • The post holder will have full registration with a licence to practice on the General Medical Council (GMC).
  • Further professional knowledge will have been gained through accredited courses, workshops, study, and in-house training programmes.
  • To be responsible and accountable for service delivery to clients/patients.
  • To be able to assess and develop care plans to meet the complex needs of patients with a variety of conditions. This includes chronic, acute, and palliative care within own competencies, recognising own limitations and seeking advice when necessary. This will include continuously evaluating and acting on outcomes.
  • To be able to initiate referrals to other health professional specialist services and agencies.
  • To provide patients and relatives with information and education, thus ensuring they have meaningful choices that promote dignity, independence, and quality of life.
  • To ensure practice is supported by research, evidence-based practice, literature, and peer review.

About us
We are Kent and Medway Mental Health NHS Trust. We care for the mental health and wellbeing of people across Kent and Medway and are rated 'Good' by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our teams support children, young people and adults with a wide range of mental health needs. We also provide specialist services, including all-age eating disorder services and neurodevelopmental assessments for children and young people, such as autism and ADHD.

Because we work across the whole county and across hospital and community settings, we can make care more joined up and easier to access for the people we serve.

Our vision is simple: we are here to help communities not just live with mental illness, but live well. It's why we're passionate about working with communities to make mental health care better for everyone. Everything we do is guided by our values: caring, inclusive, curious and confident.

Join us if you share our passion for better mental health care and want to be part of a team that's working well together.

Date posted 29 June 2026
Pay scheme Hospital medical and dental staff
Grade Consultant
Salary £113,565 to £150,569 a year per annum
Contract Permanent
Working pattern Full-time
Reference number 380-MED-26-005-PERM-E
Job locations George Turle House, 54 London Road, Canterbury, CT2 8JY, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities
For detailed information regarding the role, please refer to the attached job description and person specification. The job description will provide you with the main duties and responsibilities of the role. The person specifications will detail the qualifications, knowledge, skills and experience required for the role.

Part time or job-share applications are welcome.

Our Benefits
Here are just some of our Benefits:
  • This post attracts a newly enhanced recruitment bonus of £20,000
  • Financial support for relocation of up to £8,000
  • Easy access to inhouse research team and academic opportunities through Kents own Medical school
  • Generous annual leave and study leave entitlement and access to the fantastic NHS pension scheme
  • Holiday of a Lifetime Scheme bank your annual leave to save up for that all important extended break
  • Flexible working - just ask and we will try to help
  • Excellent Learning and Development opportunities . We offer doctors at all grades the chance to engage in leadership, educational, research, quality improvement development and seek growth opportunities tailored to their areas of interest
  • Free access to an independent counselling service
  • Blue Light Card . A discount service for the NHS, with thousands of amazing discounts
  • Car lease scheme
  • A variety of staff network forums which empower, support and encourage network members and allies, to reflect KMPT values and promote equality and diversity.
If you would like further information, or to know the full terms of the Recruitment Bonus and/or Relocation Allowance, then please contact our Medical Staffing Team: kmmh.medical.staffing@nhs.net

Person Specification
Training, Qualifications and Registration
Essential
  • MB BS or equivalent medical qualification
  • Fully registered with the GMC with a Licence to Practise
  • On the GMC Specialist Register OR within six months of completing CCT in psychiatry
  • Approved Clinician status OR able to achieve within 3 months of appointment
  • Approved under S12 OR able to achieve with 3 months of appointment
Desirable
  • Qualification or higher degree in medical education, clinical research or management.
  • MRCPsych
  • Additional clinical qualifications
  • In good standing with GMC with respect to warning and conditions on practice

Clinical Skills, Knowledge and Experience
Essential
  • Excellent knowledge in specialty
  • Excellent clinical skills using bio-psycho-social perspective and wide medical knowledge
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills in English
  • Able to manage clinical complexity and uncertainty
  • Makes decisions based on evidence and experience including the contribution of others
  • Able to meet duties under MHA and MCA
  • Mastery in the management of a broad range of mental disorders in children, including neurodevelopment disorders
  • Experience in managing patients from different cultural backgrounds. Working with interpreters and translators.
Desirable
  • Wide range of specialist and sub-specialist experience relevant to post within NHS or comparable service
  • Practical experience in a short-term psychological therapy

Academic Skills and Lifelong Learning
Essential
  • Able to deliver undergraduate or postgraduate teaching and training
  • Ability to work in and lead team
  • Demonstrate commitment to shared leadership & collaborative working to deliver improvement
  • Participated in continuous professional development
  • Able to use and appraise clinical evidence
  • Has actively participated in clinical audit and quality improvement programmes
  • Participated in research or service evaluation
Desirable
  • Able to plan and deliver undergraduate and postgraduate teaching and training relevant to this post
  • Reflected on purpose of CPD undertaken
  • Experienced in clinical research and /or service evaluation
  • Evidence of achievement in education, research, audit and service improvement: awards, prizes, presentations and publications.
  • Has led clinical audits leading to service change or improved outcomes to patients

Transport
Essential
  • Holds and will use valid UK driving licence OR provides evidence of proposed alternative.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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